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GO: Biological Process

prolactin secreting cell differentiation

Term ID
GO:0060127
Synonyms
  • epsilon-acidophil differentiation
  • lactotrope differentiation
  • lactotroph differentiation
  • lactotropic cell differentiation
  • mammotrope differentiation
  • mammotroph differentiation
  • mammotrophic cell differentiation
  • mammotropic cell differentiation
Definition
The process in which a relatively unspecialized cell acquires specialized structural and/or functional features of a prolactin secreting cell. A prolactin secreting cell is an acidophilic cell of the anterior pituitary that produces prolactin.
References
Ontology
GO: Biological Process    QuickGO    AmiGO
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Phenotype
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